Below you will find articles written by our vets, providing information on recent cases..
Holly and her growth
by Amy Parsons BVSc MRCVS
Here at Watkins and Tasker Vets we will always do everything we can help get your poorly pets home for special occasions. Below vet Amy talks us through a recent case that occured close to Christmas…
George ‘Gorilla Glue’ Ingestion – a sticky situation
by Mario Amaral DVM PGCertSAM MRCVS
George a curious and very energetic French Bulldog, was brought to us on a Friday evening, because he was off his food and vomiting, then retching and trying to vomit unsuccessfully. His owner reported that he had been chewing a small ‘Gorilla Glue’ bottle a couple of days before. ... [Click to read more...]
Max and his blockage
by Amy Parsons BVSc MRCVS
Max presented on a Friday afternoon with acute diarrhoea and pain on eating. As part of her examination Amy did a rectal exam which revealed a massively distended colon. The decision was made to X-ray Max and the results were quite impressive ... [Click to read more...]
Trio by name and Trio by nature
by Andy Fullerton BVSc MRCVS
Sometimes we have no idea how Pets manage to injure themselves, this is especially true for cats who quite often like to test out their 9 lives and our job is to get them back on their feet again (however many feet they may have!).
Whistler undergoes a novel
new treatment
by Steve Tasker BVSc MRCVS
Whistler is a 10 year old Labrador who has been under our care for problems with his joints. His knee was still sore so it was decided for him to undergo a Platelet Rich Plasma infusion ...
Fireworks
by Zoe Coomber RVN
It’s that time of year, where loud bangs and pretty displays in the sky can cause terror and stress amongst our pets. With the correct amount of preparation, there is a lot you can do to make this a less stressful time for your fur babies ...
Bo's Eye Wound
by Andrew Fullerton MRCVS
Bo presented to Vet Andrew Fullerton on a Wednesday night at our Nailsea surgery. His owner had noticed a cut (scab) above the right eye. They hadn't realised how deep the cut was and were just coming in for him to have a look to see if it needed antibiotics. [Click to read more...]
Bailey the Shar Pei
by Liz Watkins MRCVS
Bailey came to us as an out-of-hours emergency because he had progressively become more disinterested and slow, and was showing swelling of both his hocks. He had been losing his coat in patches for a few weeks and looked a bit ‘moth-eaten’. He was a bit itchy and generally unhappy. [Click to read more...]
Nancy’s Painful Foot
by Fiona Chapman MRCVS
Nancy's owners brought her in to see us as they had noticed she was limping on her left foot and the foot looked swollen. She was still well in herself and was eating and drinking, but her owners knew that hens are very good at hiding any signs of being unwell, so brought her in at the first sign of a problem.
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Dodger's painful back
by Fiona Chapman BVSc MRCVS
Dodger is a fit, active 13 year old Border Collie. He has previously been diagnosed with shoulder arthritis on x-ray, and has had a urinary tract infection in the past which made him hunched up and uncomfortable. After investigation, we decided to stop Tramadol and try acupuncture to treat Dodger’s back pain. [Click to read more...]
Zoe May - a Lymphoma Success Story
by Steve Tasker BVSc MRCVS
I saw Zoe at the end of August 2013. Her owner brought her in two days before, when she was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. My colleague noted some enlargement of the lymph nodes in her neck at that time, and had noted their size and started treatment for the urinary signs, booking her in for a review within days.